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The Blue Lagoon

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The Blue Lagoon (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 16

Fresh: 1

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 2.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Two children and the ship's cook are marooned on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after coming ashore the old man dies, leaving the boy and the girl to fend for themselves. The two... Two children and the ship's cook are marooned on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after coming ashore the old man dies, leaving the boy and the girl to fend for themselves. The two quickly adjust to their surroundings, using survival techniques they learned from the old man before his death. As time passes, the kids enter puberty and begin to discover their sexuality. Without realizing what's happening to her, Em becomes pregnant and gives birth. With the baby comes responsibility and the wonder of discovery, as the parents, themselves still children, learn what it means to have another human life dependent on them. [More]

Starring: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels

Starring: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels

Director: Randal Kleiser

Director: Randal Kleiser

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Oct 5, 1999

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07/22/08
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At a little over 100 minutes, the film feels as if huge chunks of it were edited out for pace; however, the wrong chunks have been cut.

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03/09/06
Jake Euker
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The only thing blue about the movie is the sea, and the way you'll feel after wasting your time on this dose of 'tasteful', TV commercial-style, nudity.

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02/09/06
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07/02/05
Emanuel Levy
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The Blue Lagoon is the dumbest movie of the year.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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[It] has a nonsensical glaze that contributes to the inadvertent merriment.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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Carol Cling
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08/02/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

Ugh! Ah! Make it stop!!!

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04/14/03
Alex Sandell
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03/24/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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10/25/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

It's pornography for people who like to go to book burnings; a sex fantasy as chaste as your 3rd grade piano teacher.

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09/06/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

You can focus on the gorgeous locales or the underage skin. Or you could just watch a much better movie.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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Witless.

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01/01/00
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